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Fifty years have elapsed since the death of Comrade Charu Mazumdar in Kolkata's Lalbazar police lock-up. Back then, the Indian state must have heaved a huge sigh of relief, expecting his death to mark the end of the revolutionary wave that had spread across India in the wake of Naxalbari. But five decades later, when the Modi regime seeks to suppress every voice of dissent, it has to concoct the term 'urban naxal' to persecute dissent. Clearly, the spectre of Naxalbari and Charu Mazumdar continues to haunt India's rulers even five decades after his death.

Two judgments delivered by the Supreme Court in the course of a week have brought out starkly the contradictory trends on display in the highest court of the land.

After assuming the office, President Droupadi Murmu tweeted, “Johar! Namaskar, I humbly greet all the fellow citizens from this sacred Parliament, a symbol of the hopes, aspirations, and rights of all the citizens of India. Your affection, trust and support will be my greatest strength in discharging my functions and responsibilities.” In her acceptance speech in the historic Central Hall of the Parliament she communicated the same spirit with the audience. Naturally the whole country looks at the new President with good wishes and expectations.

New Delhi: India, ranked 9th, start overwhelmingly favourite as they take on lowly Ghana in their opening Pool A match of the Women's Hockey competition in the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on 29 July.

Chennai: Impressed with the interest and passion for chess in India, Hungarian Grandmaster Judit Polgar feels that the 44th Chess Olympiad will be one of the best editions of the event.

Chennai: Six Indian teams, a good mix of 30 experienced elite players, dashing debutants and promising prodigies, are all set to begin their challenge at the 44th edition of the Chess Olympiad, which was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Mamallapuram, Chennai on Thursday.

Successive Union Governments since Independence have engaged with the idea to enact a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) to ensure uniform civil code of conduct for all people irrespective of their castes, communities, religions, rites, rituals, customary practices, cultures and over all their diversity pursuant to Article 44 of the Directive Principle of State Policy in the Constitution of India which declares that the state shall endeavor to secure a UCC throughout the territory of India. But could not do so in the absence of consensus among political parties and civil society with public sensitivities attached to it. But given the fact that the ruling RSS Pariwar has included UCC in the election manifesto of the BJP, it has assumed importance currently as the ruling conglomerate have been making all the noises for it on the premises that ‘one size fits all’ formula. Properly read, Article 44 does not indicate that uniformity cannot be achieved by state legislations even though states may persuade the union government to enact UCC.

New Delhi: Two-time Olympic medalist ace shuttler P V Sindhu was on Wednesday named as the flag bearer of the Indian contingent at the opening ceremony of Commonwealth Games at Brimingham.

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will declare open the 44th Chess Olympiad at JLN Indoor Stadium, Chennai tomorrow.

New Delhi: India hockey captain Manpreet Singh and Chief Coach Graham Reid on Wednesday, asserted that they are not burdened by the expectations of the fans as their aim is a podium finish at the Commonwealth Games.